La mancha goats: 2 does who will be looking for a pet home this spring if they don't have kids.
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| Cheyenne, a Shetland ewe |
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| Julia Child, our first guinea hog gilt |
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| Katy and Dolce |
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| Jaxon and the heifers play ring-around-the-roses |
Chickens: They're hard to count, because they don't stop moving, but it's about 40 New Hampshire hens, 3 N.H. roosters, 25 Ameraucanas, and half a dozen mutts.
Turkeys: 2 gobblers (one slate, one black Spanish), 1 bourbon red hen, 4 slate hens.
Geese: 9
Ducks: 3
Horse: 1
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| Chicken house in winter |
Photos were from the archives as our world is currently covered in snow. It sure is fun looking through all these photos when it's 6 degrees outside.
12 comments:
All those animals and I bet you left out a dog and at least one cat. It looks like a lot of work, but also a lot of fun! Enjoy your weekend.
Shhh! Don't tell the dogs and cats I forgot about them. Yep, there is Sovalye, the Anatolian livestock guardian, and Porter, the English shepherd. We have a few barn cats that come and go, but they definitely keep the rodent population down.
Wow. That is like 146 animals! How do you ever get chores done? I'd think you'd be out there all day caring for them. You guys must be really good at time mangement! :)
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Julia Child? As in she's going to make food?
What a great hog name.
Yes, exactly, Lisa! And the boar is named James Beard.
I can't believe you forgot your dogs! Then again, they're more like "family" than like animals.
Julia looks huge! There's a big difference between my two girls. I should pick them up and weigh them while I still can. But they scream bloody murder, when ever I pick them up!
It takes me close to an hour to feed and water my animals. How the heck long does it take you?
That picture of Julia is from November. She is a lot bigger now. She was eight months old then, so much older than your girls.
Remember that we normally have four people here, so it's 45 minutes to an hour for two or three people. When I'm here by myself, it takes me about 90 minutes to two hours twice a day. It's amazing how the time flies though!
Very impressive! I have been reading thru on your goats lately since we are considering them for next year (2012). Lots to learn about! This year...chickens! One thing at a time and before you know it...well just look what can happen! :)
What about the Partridge in the pear tree?? I'm certain if you look closely there has to be one! LOL
Are the ducks and geese for meat, eggs or both? What about the Llamas? Curious as we try to plan our own farm.
The ducks and geese were supposed to be for meat, but plucking them is quite a chore, because of the down. I'm not a fan of duck eggs, although if you like yolks, you'll probably love them - they have huge yolks.
The llamas' main purpose is to guard the sheep and goats from coyotes. Since they have to be sheared in the summer so they don't get overheated, we also use their fiber.
Hi Deborah! I love that you have all of those animals, the pictures are great! :)
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